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February 2017
Braving the Wartime Seas
The book Braving the Wartime Seas is the subject of this month’s Mathews Maritime Foundation Speaker Series. Presented by the author, Tom Schroeder, it is a tribute to the Cadets and Graduates of the US Merchant Marine Academy who died in World War II, honoring the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. Of the estimated 243,000 men and women who served in the Merchant Marines, it is estimated that 8,421 were killed at sea, as prisoners of…
Find out more »Eyes On The Prize – Part 2
An award-winning documentary series on the civil rights movement that illuminates the struggle for racial equality and social justice in America.
Find out more »March 2017
Eyes On The Prize – Part 3
An award-winning documentary series on the civil rights movement that illuminates the struggle for racial equality and social justice in America.
Find out more »Maritime Lecture: Adonia
Ed Tillett will present an overview of his work on renovating motor vessel Adonia at the next Mathews Maritime Foundation Speaker’s meeting. His 60 foot 1947 John Trumpy & Sons diesel cruiser was launched in 1947 as contract #330. The vessel’s home port is now Urbanna, VA, after spending the past 40 years on Long Island Sound. Ed, his wife and various crew spent the summer of 2016 sailing over 1,200 miles in the Chesapeake Bay and south along the…
Find out more »May 2017
MAY FAIRE 2017
May FAIRE is a spring event celebrating Mathews County's heritage, culture, seafood bounty, and natural beauty! It will be held May 6, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Historic Mathews Court Green area. Remember the Mathews Spring Festivals and the May Day Festivals with May Pole dancing! The Mathews County Historical Museum is bringing them back with a twist! We are combining them with the celebration of different periods of Mathews County's past. This year's May Faire…
Find out more »Senior Safety Fair
The Mathews Sheriff's Office and Mathews County TRIAD present the 16th annual Senior Safety Fair. Speakers will include Sheriff Barrick, and representatives from Mathews County Social Services and Bay Aging, among others. Come for the good safety information, stay for the hot lunch and door prizes. Registration forms will be available in the Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal, at the Mathews Active Lifestyle Center, and in the lobby of the sheriff's office.
Find out more »By the Banks | Paintings by Jack Banks and Hunter Banks
#FFFHEX contemporary art gallery is pleased to announce an opening reception for the exhibition By the Banks on Saturday, May 13 from 5–7 PM. Father-and-son figurative painters Jack Banks and Hunter Banks both focus on the landscape surrounding their home in Wake, Virginia near the Rappahannock River. Jack Banks paints dense forest and gnarled tree trunks. The expressive brushwork of his small panels seems to be alive with continuous motion: a downed tree crawls with the activity of decay; a…
Find out more »Knights of Columbus Memorial Day Service
The Knights of Columbus, Council 11210, will hold a Memorial Day Service, Monday, May 29th, Memorial Day in the Cemetery of The Church of the Visitation at 9:30 AM. There are thirty-one U.S. military veterans buried in the church cemetery. The ceremony will start with a procession to the cemetery led by a bagpiper, then a prayer for the fallen veterans. The American Legion Post 83 out of Mathews will provide Honors followed by TAPS. The ceremony should last about 30 minutes. You…
Find out more »July 2017
Project Liberty Ship—SS John W. Brown
The Regional Chapter (Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula) of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society (VAHS) is proud to host the monthly luncheon presentation on Thursday, July 20th at 11:30 am, featuring John “Jack” Yunker, Sr., resident of Heathsville, and the story of the Liberty Ships, WWII life-line transports and the objects of the eventual air defense innovations that turned the tables on Germany’s dreaded U-boats in the North Atlantic.
Find out more »August 2017
Tick Forum
Tick diseases are becoming more common in our area~~Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Erlichiosis and Alpha-gal. A newcomer, Powassan Disease is moving down the east coast towards us. This one is really scary as a tick can infect a person so quickly. A Tick Forum sponsored by The Master Gardeners of Mathews, Middlesex and Gloucester will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 4:00 – 8:00 in the Chesapeake Lounge at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, 7900 Daffodil Lane,…
Find out more »September 2017
Project Liberty Ship
The Mathews Maritime Foundation's first speaker for the Winter Speaker Series will be CDR John "Jack" Yunker, Sr., U.S.N. (Retired) on Thursday, September 21 at 7pm at the Maritime Museum, 482 Main Street. He will tell the story of the Liberty Ships that were designed to be built quickly in order to transport all objects and people during WWII. A Mathews man, he was one of the Naval Architects involved in the top secret planning of these vessels that played a critical…
Find out more »November 2017
Destroyers, Cutters & Tugs…Oh My
The Mathews Maritime Foundation's speaker this month will be Mr. Tom Robinson, presenting an historical background on the launching of the Navy's first destroyer, and other ships of war and peace from a little-known Virginia shipbuilder. Plan to be surprised!
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